EMBRACE YOU: Presence & Poison
Episode 196's

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Evano's father's words were still clear in my memory. How they looked, how they reacted, how the happy radiance from the faces of our parents and also how my grandmother and father's girlfriend reacted.

Only the two women looked at me coldly and silently, they did not come out with opinions. I remember our first meeting this morning, when my father mentioned that my grandmother was expecting a grandchild, not a girl like me. Then dad's girlfriend, maybe she didn't expect dad to have a grown-up kid who'd get married like me.

The plan mentioned earlier again made me realize that this was real, but it felt like a dream because the happiness of marrying this person I love was too sudden.

I'm afraid, if this is a dream.

Afraid that one day everything will disappear in an instant like this sudden happiness. Moreover, I did not understand how Evano's father could bring father, mother and Daniel to my wedding.

Tok tok tok tok

“Nona Icha?”

My daydreams ran out to hear someone outside the bathroom, from the sound of his voice I could guess it was one of the people who would decorate me.

“Yaa, I'll be done.” I replied as I was about to get up from my leaning position but something painful attacked my left shoulder.

As I grimaced, I saw the stitch wound covered in this wet bandage. Because I was thinking too much about the chatter in the middle room, I forgot that my shoulder still had a new wound.

Well, I just got out of the hospital this morning and today is a very long day.

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“Very beautiful! Very suitable.” The expression of aunt Kenzie's spirit as she walked into my room made me look back at the look in the mirror.

This dress that this woman chose for me is simple and modern. Wearing a satin fabric that gives a soft and shiny touch that forms the body, this dress also makes me look charming without the need for excessive application. A dress that was sleeveless but covered my chest. There was a circular lace motif on my waist that was connected to the back of my back, there tied a ribbon to add a feminine impression.

Hair in a bun and crown is connected with a lace fabric viel that seems elegant and classic to cover my face is perfectly used on the head.

“I like this tan. Style I like.”

“Thank God you like.” Aunt Kenzie was still staring at me from the ground up repeatedly until her gaze stopped hearing the knock of the door, a female servant who was guarding at the door opened it.

“Someone wants to meet miss Icha.”

“Let in.” Answer aunt Kenzie to me.

Afterwards, two faces that I never expected to come into the room with small smiles on their faces greeted me and Aunt Kenzie.

“Halo Icha.” The woman I know as the wife of Davin's father - my foster father - and the young woman next to him is Hanna Davindra.

Both of them were wearing beautiful white dresses. Though only yesterday the day after I visited Hanna who was still lying unconscious. This is our first meeting.

“Icha, you are beautiful once.” Praise Hanna who approached me to hold my hand.

“Still.”

“This child wants to come to your wedding after mas Davin said he will go home late at night because there was an invitation last day even though the doctor still does not allow him to come out.” This middle-aged woman's short story.

“Here there is a doctor who stands by, if there is anything immediately tell us.” Aunt Kenzie answered who was directly nodding at the woman.

“Oh sorry, aunt Kenzie, this is Hanna and her mother. They're family from Davin's father.” I said introduce them.

“Call me Kenzie, sister of the biological father Icha.”

“Halo Kenzie, nice to meet you, I'm Marisa.” The three of them shook hands then the sound of the mobile phone vibration distracted aunty Kenzie.

“Sorry I have to answer this. If there's anything call aja aunty yes dear.” Aunt Kenzie looked at me softly which I immediately nodded.

After leaving this room, there were now only the three of us who instantly turned awkward.

“Ah yes, auntie should also thank you because they offer us this dress as a gift. The blessing event tonight he said it was sudden and just prepared this morning?” I nodded in response to Aunt Marisa's question, I also did not expect father to prepare another dress for the guests. Maybe as compensation they came suddenly at this event.

“His blessing is sudden? Did something happen, Cha?” Hanna's soft voice sounded worried.

“No no! Just a special request for us to perform today's blessing. Actually it has been planned since a few weeks before.” I answered half lying.

“Cha, even though we just met, but I already consider you part of our family as well. So if there's anything, you can come to me. From now on please think of me as your brother too yes.” Hanna looked at me, she was beautiful with her long curly hair, I barely recognized her like this because

when she met him at the hospital, she was sleeping without makeup on.

I nodded and smiled happily, her good intentions will be welcomed by me.

“Icha can also consider your mother's aunt. Call a mother's aunt like Hanna.” Said Aunt Marisa touching my left shoulder that instantly there was a painful sting from there.

I just bit my lower lip holding it back, then immediately touched Aunt Marisa's hand to get her hands off of it. “Still, bu.”

These two women in front of me smiled happily and were relieved especially as I grasped both of their hands.

“Then I will tell dad to get ready to drive you to the altar.”

“Please wait for Hanna!” I stopped Hanna who was about to turn around.

“Why? Take it easy, dad must be ready now.” She turned back and walked quickly towards the door, I lifted my dress, ran a little towards her and managed to hold Hanna's hand as she had already opened the door.

“Not like that! But the one who will take me to the altar is Evano.”'s father

“But Davin's father, he's been your father all along.”

I clasped Hanna's hand and smiled slightly before replying. “But the fact that Evano's father is my real father cannot be denied. I wanted to give her a once in her life chance so she could take me to the altar. If it's Davin's father, he can do that later when you get married, ‘kan?”

This woman who was actually one year older than me finally smiled. “I understand.”

“Thank you.” I answered smiling gently at him.

“You're very lucky, Cha. I think it's all women's dreams, having a husband, having a big Danendra family known as business monsters and people are very good to you, too, any minute Jeremy's family who's famous for its military family will be your family too. You got a job

good, continue your education too. Even an impromptu marriage like this was so luxurious and we as guests were given gifts of clothes.” Hanna looked up, as if she was laughing and she had a small smile at the end of the sentence.

I smiled back stiffly at him, uncomfortable to hear his words but I couldn't argue either

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